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lolls SUX BROILS r $ . \¥-'- Brownsville Heat Make* Work ' • Hard, but AH Are W«IL INFANTRY LEARNING TO HIKE * ty- ' ; b. I ' i iM not* Brigade Introduced to 4)M unaton Training Methods "We- - gre Troops Win San An- V? tonlo'a Smile*. H^Jrownsville, Tex.--The Rio Grande <<tttmate and General Funston's ideas of making soldiers out of mere civilians are conspiring to do a lot for Illinois horse troops In the way of training for physical endurance and mental poise. The mercury In the thermometers loafs around 105 In the shade all day long In these parts, but there Isn't a ctck man In the First cavalry's field hospital. The doctors are on the Job constantly and the men are taking good care of themselves. Shower baths have been put in, and a sprinkling cart has been added to the heavy camp equip­ ment to keep the dust laid between thunderstorms. Colonel Foremen has sent for flv'e more machine guns for the machine- gun troop. Five already were ordered by Maj. R. It. McCormick. When de­ liveries are made a week or ten days hence, the troop, will be in circum­ stance to take care of itself in case of trouble. Soon after the arrival of the regi­ ment Colonel Foreman paid a visit to General Parker, in command of the troops at Brownsville. "General Parker-told me," said Colo­ nel Foreman, "that h# had heard the First Illinois cavalry was the most ef­ ficient cavalry regiment in the Na­ tional Guard. He said he would do his best to make our stay on the bor der as Instructive as possible, and no matter whether we had war or not, he would send js^ur boys home real sol­ diers--soldiers that Illinois and the , nation would be proud of. "General Parker gave me only an Inkling of the prpgram he has mapped out for the regiment. From what he said, I believe the regiment will have no scout or border patrol work to do at present, but will be kept at drill and maneuvers for at least two months, until it is hardened, acclimat­ ed, and whipped Into efficient shape, Texas Sun Testa Them. Camp Wilson, San Antonio, Tex.-- The mailed fist of Illinois, almost in full force, is undergoing the test of Texas sun and Funston training at San Antonio. With two full infantry brigades under arms and the Illinois artillery regiment of six batteries on 1 the job, more than 8,500 Ullnolsans are in the roster of "Funston's Own." Cighth Makes Big Hit. The Impression created by the col­ ored Eighth regiment upon the people Of San Antonip was a surprise to those who believe they know this section. Comments favorable to> the business­ like bearing and conduct of the colored soldiers and their unobtrusive manner were made on all sides. From a San Antonio blacksmith to an Illinois lawyer and colonel is the rise achieved by Colonel Denison, com- kmandlng the Eighth. He was born at Fort Sam Houston and was a black­ smith's apprentice at the post before lie started North to seek his career. The fact that the Eighth Is largely of­ ficered by former regular soldiers ^as a point which helped give the regiment the local stamp of approval. i Bounced the Colonel. Col. Daniel Moriarty of the Seventh mounted his horse In fine fettle and gittuped over the hills the other morn­ ing, in no wise forewarned of the In­ glorious- return to terra firma In store for him. Behind the colonel the regiment hiked, five miles out and five miles back. On the return, just as the colonel got into the camp street, with the men and officers of the .Second looking on, the horse bowed his back, gave himself a littles hoist to the rear, and the colonel went over the animal's head to the ground. Colonel Moriarty was not the only officer to do a humpty dumpty in camp. Capt. Irving Goff McCann, chaplain of the First, mouiited what he thought was a geutleT well-mannered^. animaL The well-mannered animal had an up­ rising and Captain McCann "fell off. Third Regiment Was 8ad. The Third infantry arrived- h?re In mourning Aeeause Col. Charles H. , Green, commanding the regiment, failed to pass the medical officers at Springfield and had to be ieft behind. They are overjoyed now, however, as the war department. In response to an appeal from Governor Dunne, has granted a waiver for Colonel Greene and permitted him to join his com­ mand. Uses Safety Razor for Spoon. H P. Yorick wants something real previous to alas about, let him consider Capt. Hamlet C. Ridgway of E com­ pany. First infantry. In getting back to the primeval, Captain Ridgway has passed the man who eats peas with a knife by a good many bounds. There was a shortage of mess kits in camp. Captain Ridgway said he could make ou| without one. He went to his bag, came back, and started to eat. For a while the officers couldn't make out what sort of a trowel he was stoking himself with. It was a safety rasor. INTERESTING CAMP STORIES. Package mail for the First infantry, which was delayed for several days, reached camp Tuesday. There were cakes, boxes of cigars, cigarettes, canffj and books--and mostly for the enlisted men at that. Mirages generated by the heat have made some of the expert rifle and re­ volver shots of Illinois look silly. Shooting through the heat waves is deceptive, and usually the target is 'forty, «r fifty feet from where It seome Fate Not Unking, The advance guard of mothers, sweethearts and wives is already be­ ginning to arrive from Illinois, and ft Is easy to see that while we-hate to be •«•!•=tmcked a hundred miles from the border, fate has not dealt harshly with us. The work of making camp was dene with such businesslike speed and ef­ ficiency as to draw a compliment from Maj. A. C. Dalton of the quartermas­ ter department and a bmoiWf o£ Gen- eral Funston's stall. ; Taunted by Passing Troops. The Illinois regiments now In San Antonio are no}; able up to date to fig­ ure out whether they are highly hon­ ored or grossly insulted at being put into a training camp 100 miles from the border and many hundred miles from El Paso, the storm center of the present trouble. Troop trains from Massachusetts, New .York and Pennsylvania sail right through San Antonio, only stop- ping for coal, water and ham sand­ wiches. They also stop long enough to make unkind remarks to the effect that the Illinois troops were put off at San Antonio so that the San An­ tonio police force can keep the Mex­ icans from hurting them. *-• The police force at Eagle Pass, LaredfTand points south being relatively small, the authorities thought it would be safer for the Illinois Guardsmen to be encamped at Fort Sara Houston. There is a very good reply, how­ ever, to this taunt. That Is that the government wishes to bold its best troops at San Antonio, so that when danger threatens, no matter where, they can be hurried out to that point Troops set down on the border will only be called Into action If the war comes to their particular door. The twe Illinois brigades and the Wiscon­ sin regiments can be shot out to al­ most any place on the border. No^mmedlate Move. Col. J. B. Sanborn of the First in­ fantry said that the orders he received from General Funston did not contem­ plate any Immediate move. Large Quantities of supplies which have been massed here, however, indicate that the administration has planned more than u threat at Mexico. The railroad facilities from San An­ tonio to a number of points on the bor­ der are considered superior to any In the state, and It is said that is the reason that the Illinois mfantry will be held at this point. Horses for Officers. The United States' quartermaster department has delivered horses to the various Illinois regiments as mounts for officers and orderlies. The animals are only partly broken for riding and exj»ert horsemen were sent to the corrals from the regiments to put fear and obedience to man Into the ponies' hearts, but it will take several days to accomplish this, and In the meantime the officers and or­ derlies, who are not .expert horsemen, will walk. Colonel Moriarty Kills Tarantula. Col. Daniel Moriarty of the Seventh Illinois regiment entertained members of his staff at a Fourth of luly din ner and Incidentally had a run-in with a tarantula, the first reported in camp. The colonel discovered it when he opened his pannikin to get a ladle of lemonade. The tarantula made no move, which Is no longer a matter ot regret to him. After Colonel Moriarty had given him the heel there was n&t enough left to write a good description of the spider and a priceless docu­ ment was lost to the entomologists. Camp Hot and Shadeless. Camp Wilson is shadeless and de­ cidedly hot during the day, but the Gulf winds make it pleasant at night, and the installation of army cots in the tent^i have ndded much to the com­ fort of both officers and men. The camp Is supplied with water from the San Antonio city main, shower baths for each regiment have been provided, cook tents conveniently equipped, com­ plete equipment issued to all com raands, and officers and men have settled down to the regular routine of army life and a strenuous drill pro­ gram. 0 • 1,093 Men Rejected;, Springfield.--Of 10,312 men and of­ ficers of the Illinois National Guard who were mustered Into the federal service, 1,093 were rejected by regu­ lar army examiners and subsequently were honorably discharged for phys­ ical disability. This was Indicated In figures com­ piled by Maj. James Phalen, U. S. A., who had charge of the examining staff. Two hundred and nineteen men who were rejected in the First and. Second infantryjfegiraents departed with their regiments for San' Antonio, Tex., be­ fore local officers received the tele­ gram from the war department, which ordered the immediate discharge o< all men rejected by the medical exam­ iners. These will be returned to Chi cago at the expense of the govern ment. Early Morning Drills. The drill program begins at 5:9C each morning, but does not continue long because of the Intense heat and because the men are not yet suffi­ ciently hardened' to .stand any great amount of strenuous work. But the drill time Is lengthened a little each day, and will, within a short time,' In­ clude practice marches that will _ be gradually extended up t<^20 miles In one <hiy. This is the standard of the regular army, and when the men can accomplish this without serious Incon­ venience they will be considered ready. Accompanying the Seventh is a new chaplain, Capt. John O'Heara. whe succeeds Father Kelly. . The boys of all the regiments are learning to do ,their own washing. U8e tent ropes for clotheslines, Evdtfy day Is wash day here. A number of the Illinois officers are anxiously trying to learn how long they will be held In camp here. If it appears thfat the encampment will ex­ tend over several months they wll' bring theLr wlvea and families to &u Antonio. BRIDGE | & The International bridge across the Rio Grande, connecting Kl Paso and Juarez. Big United States artillery guns are In position on the hills of El Paso pointed at the bridge and commanding the span across the river. The photo­ graph was made looking towards Juarez, the Mexican garrison city. - LAST NIGHT IN MOBILIZATION CAMP Soldiers of the National Guard gathered around a campfire for a "sing-song" *on their last night in the mo* bllization camp before departing for the Mexican border as members of the United States army. WAVING A LAST FAREWELL MEXICAN REVOLVER CANNON : * x; / •m WILSON AT DETROIT PRESIDENT DECLARES HE WILL NOT AID MEXICO EX- PLOITERi. "PEACE" SHOUTED BY CROWD Aanrta HU Brat Effort, Will Be Is Serve All America by Helping Republic Without Using Force. . Detroit, Mich., July 12--President Wilson aroused great enthusiasm at the world's salesmanship congress here on Monday by urging that busi­ ness men carry justice and fair deal­ ing Into the ports of the world, par­ ticularly those of Mexico, and thereby establish confidence in American prin­ ciples. His efforts, he declared, will be to serve all America by serving Mexico herself for her best Interests without using force, not to serve the few "gentlemen" who wish to exploit Mexican possessions. When the president asked the crowd what it desired at the end of all,, the present world troubles, It shouted "Peace" in one voice and then he add­ ed that his wish was "permanent peace." "I heat some men say," he said, "that they want to help Mexico, and the way they propose to help her is to overwhelm her with force. That is the wrong way as well as the long way. "After fighting them you would have a nation full of justified suspicion. Thus you would not help them. You would shut every door against you. "What makes Mexico suspicious Is that she thinks we do not want to serve, "but possess her. And she has justification for these suspicions in ^he way some gentlemen have sought to exploit her possessions. will not serve those gentlemen, but I will serve all Americans by try­ ing to serve Mexico herself. "The way to establish our sover­ eignty is to respect hers." Mr. Wilson declared that the mer­ chant marine which some are "so slow in giving us" will be a great help to the business Interests of the United States. In order to gain foreign business, however, he addedd, It will be neces­ sary for American business men to adapt the goods to the demands of other countries and not try to force their own ideas on other markets. Great world changes which are tak­ ing place, the president declared, will force the United States to take a more active part In world trade In the fu­ ture. Henry Ford, the manufacturer, sent the president a message expressing confidence that he would keep the United States put of war. Lafayette Young, publisher of the Des Moines Capital, Hugh Chalmers and Norvai Hawkins of Detroit deliv­ ered addresses at the salesmanship congress. EMERGENCY TAX IS VOTED Measure, Without Material Alteration, Passed in House by 240-to- 140 Vote. Washington,- July 12.--Without any fundamental change, the Democrats put through the house on Monday night their emergency revenue bill by a vote of 240 to 140. Forty minority members, 39 Republicans and one ln- dependent voted for the bill on final passage. The bill, which is designed to raise more than $200,000,000 a year, virtu­ ally doubles the income tax rates, levies a tax on inheritances and the production of munitions of war, cre­ ates a tariff commission, embodies anti-dumping legislation "and "Repeals the "stamp tax" sections, but not the special excise taxes of the "war reve­ nue bill" of October, 1914. Representative Wood, an Indiana Republican, obtained adoption of an amendment eliminating the special tax levied against bankers of $1 per thousand of capital, surplus and un^ divided profits. Bankers are taxed under the corporation law. JUDGE KILLED IN CRASH This revolver cannon was invented by E. Duron, a Mexican colonel. It can shoot 30 four-iuch shells a minute. The gun cau be dissembled readily and can be conveniently moved about. It weighs about TOO pounds. U. S. MACHINE-GUN CREW IN MEXICO Pathetic scenes mark the departure of the regiments for the Mexican bor­ der. All Is smiles, cheers, and wav­ ing of flags while the boys pass by, but once entrained, the mothers, sis­ ters and sweetheart^ break down and weep. ' The Signs. "Miss Gladys got no fewer than six gold-headed umbrellas for birth­ day presents." "Sbe must be something of a feign­ ing belle." The Way of It. „ "Here comes Bill, but he'll only stay long enough to see if he can bor­ row some money." "Then with hira.lt Is a case of touch and go." 1 ,V..- •' r* • V-.Jfrr . <• > ' Rqund and Round. You put out the cat the last thtng each night, and next morning she is patiently waiting to come in to be put out again at night. And so oh and on like the never ending roll, of the River Oregon. You may outlive this particular cat. but there will alwaye be other cats just as particular. You cannot outlive the entire cat crop. There will ever bo more of the cats than tliere are of j >u. Long after you are gone there will" be cats to put out and let in and put out. So, after all, vhal is the use!--Kansas City Star. ft^SISS -v'ri.- tmim mmm Wisconsin Jurist Loaes Life When Machine Is Hit by Inter- urban Coaeh. Milwaukee, July 12.--Judge Mllo Mucklestone of Waukesha was killed on Monday when an^lnterurban car struck the automobile he was driving. He had been conducting court for Judge Dorse, who Is captain of the Oconomowoc National Guard company. Judge Mucklestone was once famous as an "athlete at the University of Wisconsin and was a leading jurist of the state and n prominent Elk. Rob­ ert Thomas, who also was in the auto, saved himself by jumping. Many Misfit Ministers. New York, July 12.--Leaders In a movement to raise a pension fund for 178.000 Protestant ministers said that 40.000 of them were misfits. Pensions for misfits, it was epxlained, wjNild make for greater efficiency. 1 A machine-gun crew "somewhere in Mexico" ready for instant action. GATHERED FACTS t* China imports nearly 200,000,000 gal­ lons of kerosene a year. If applied immediately Salt will ab­ sorb ink spots on clothing. Austria recently held an exposition of paper products designed for pro­ tection against cold and as substitutes for textiles. Compressed ajr is used for clean­ ing dynamos and other delicate and complicated machinery. are superior to handwork. Quartz glass, for which we were once dependent on Germany, Is now made in this country. The sand of Ne­ braska is best suited for the purpose. The law in Switzerland protecting rare plants is so strict that to be* found in possesion of specimens ille­ gitimately collected til a penal of­ fense. Fastening a spring to the side of a nail set, a Massachusetts inventor has patented a tool that will hold a nail in a plabe"difficult'to reach ontfl tit* point has been driven. ' • ' Wilson to Visit Wisconsin. Eagle River, Wis., July 12.--Presi­ dent Wilson is to spend two or three weeks in the heart of the northern Wisconsin forests, incognito, seeking rest and recreation before starting his campaign for re-election. Busy Lightning Bolt. _ H«M»tings-on-Hudson. July A man walking across a field, a conduc­ tor on a trolley car a mile away, and a boy hplf a mile from the trolley car were stuuned at the same time by the same bolt of lightning. - >» • y r •>.* Prison for Art Swindler* Berlin, July 12.--Ludwig W. Leh- nmnn. accused of painting and selling pictures representing the works of noted German masters, was sent to jail for four yeafs. His wife was tenced to three yekrs. ?! STATE NEWS IN BRIEF Buda.--A loaded hayrack overturned on Nathan Lackaye, a farmer, and Mti was unconscious from suffocation when rescued. Rockford.--John Anderson of thljF city has been notified of the wound­ ing of his brother,^ P. T. Anderson* at l'pres, Belgium. ^ j Ottawa.--The erection of a new' hotel here will be started in the near future, the contract having been lefcr It will cost $75,000. •" Sterling.--C: H. Chandler, areonaut, fell 400 feet during an exhibition here, struck a wire near the ground and escaped instant death. Rockford.--Walking In Ms sleep, Vernie Englund stepped ofT the bacjc porch of his home at night and sus­ tained injuries that caused his death. - Rldgefarm.--Thirty thousand bush­ els of corn were destroyed when light? ning struck the Woodyard elevator and the structure, wai burned to the ground. Johnston City.--W. A. West, a pot*; tal clerk, fell from a C. & E. L pas­ senger train near Mount Vernon at night and was picked up an iSur lat«r unconscious. ^ ,; Freeport.--The marriage of Re*#: Frederick D. Butler, rector, of th# Grace Episcopal church of this city, to Miss Marie Nelson of' Waukesha,-7 Wis., will be celebrated July 19. Bushnell.--Walter Palmeter waai electrocuted when a wire which his* was holding fell across a high-power transmission cable and 33,000 volts of, electricity passed through his body, t Sterling.--Rush Wolf, corporal Ut' Company IE, Sixth regiment National Guard, was killed while his company was at target practice. A bullet,. - glanced off the target, striking him IttM the head. : s : Granite City.--The plant of tblk Granite City Steel works, employing 2,000 men, is idle as a result of a walk­ out of the employees, members of the American Association of Iron, Stefl and Tin Worker* " " Mollne.--Kidnaped from Rock I»* land 42 years ago, when six years old, Mrs. George W. Chatfield of St. Jo- f seph. Mo., has been identified by cofr ' respondence as the daughter of Chrbl Nowack of 'Mollne. •'< Sterling.--William Waterinan, aged seventy-two, met Mrs. Jennie Reunt aged sixty-six, here at the homecora- 7 Y Ing celebration. They were sweet- ^ . hearts 50 years ago. Their marriage •' Jj will'be solemnized soon. •••'••' Belvldere.--The skeleton of a matt Xs4* was found by boys In a ravine near ' * the easterly edge of the city. The N clothing and shoes were intact, but ; there was nothing In the pockets to tfe , . % dlcate who the man was. . * ^ Chicago.--Aroused by the f#ar that the epidemic of infantile paralysis, • :? which Is sweeping New York, may ' 5 strike Illinois, Chicago health author!* * •% ties are taking precautionary steps to . safeguard the city and state. ' j*' > || Springfield.--State health author!- ties are taking extraordinary precao- , tions to prevent an epidemic of tlM deadly Infantile paralysis, now preva­ lent In the East. The situation so far is not alarming in Illinois. Rock Island.--The Modern Wood­ men of America will pay the death . (laims of members, of whom there are almost a million, If they are killed ! 1 In military or naval service of this United States In event of war with ; Mexico. 1 s' Decatur.--Dr. J. W Van Cleve, who 'i* many years ago was pastor of the ? Methodist congregation in this city; >1? has been appointed general financial ^ !" secretary of the Methodist Church of the United States, with headquarters at Chicago. „ Havana.--Mrs. Catharine E. BudkSt /Ji aged ninety-two, who died near hens*' recently, left nine children, 68 gran<!» ' „• children, 78 great-grandchildren awl J. ^ four great-great-graftdchildren. had been prominent in Mason county ; , x all her life. • m , Springfield.--Lieut. Col. E. M. Lewis X of the regular army, who has been \ jjJ * senior mustering officer at Camp, < i Dunne, has been given permission to .; accept an appointment as brigadier J. general of the Indiana militia by tlMf ' | war department Chicago.--Ten thousand naturalized American citizens held Chicago's big- gest and sanest Fourth of July cele­ bration. Representatives of a dozen nations vied with each other In their expressions of allegiance to the land ^ of their adoption. , . V' Byron.--The western division of th* ^ American Canoe association has • elect«*"-$$ ed the following officers: Commodor^,^,* Edward Tyron, Elgin; rear comm«*»: , doreT Qscar West, Chicago; executive % ' committee, R. S. Abercromble and W. \ ^ j W. Hinckley. Chicago. Sterling.--David Mansfield pttff chased a miscellaneous assortment of* articles at a sale of the effects of th# late Harvey French, among them bej- ing several tin boxes,supposedly filled with junk. Upon opening one of th+>, boxes Mansfield found $135 in gold. " Springfield.--The Illinois Live Stoclf Breeders' association has deaiandeil and received from the stock yards com?. - panies a price of $2.25 a hundred fof" « ' aead stock. 1 J' ^ Poplar Grove.--James Montgomery*, eighty-four, swallowed a mouthful of'; liquid poison, mistaking the bottle for . one that contained medldtae, and dill, *,";;f. ;-.5 shortly afterward. Fox Lake.--During the last week croppies and hluegills have been bit* ^ «; ing well In the Fox lake region. Goo<t y. catches have been made In Lake Marie, on the north, and all the way , P down the Fox river to McHenry. -Sf Freeport.--The Dixon Baptist asso* "Ni­ dation, an organization representing 40 churches of northwestern Illin-M-s* In annual session here, elected the fol-' lowing officers: Moderator. Be». T, f•^-i* B. Merlin, Morrison assistant mr»dera» tor. Rev. R. B. Hinkle, Sterling; aee*^; retary. Rev. C. W. Harris. Sterling. ; Springfield.--An appeal froei th# recent public utilities commission rul« ' Ing allowing the consolidation of lb# liell and Independent Telephone com­ panies of Chicago has been filed lit the Sangamon circuit court by A.tt«r« ney Fayette Sw Monro, reprase»?tu^ the Chicago Public Owjse.rshlo iantfu*. . . .i Of ivfe . , i